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Healthy Weight Management for Youth on the Autism Spectrum: What We Know and How to Help

  • By: Danielle Zito, PsyD Shana Nichols, PhD ASPIRE Center for Learning and Development
  • July 1st, 2017
  • exercise, nutrition, summer 2017 issue, weight management
  • 6649    0

With obesity a growing epidemic in the United States, much attention has been placed on weight loss and healthy weight management. Unfortunately, research has shown that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are at an increased risk of struggling to maintain a healthy weight (Tyler,...

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